Matthew 15:32-16:4

English Standard Version

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

^32 (A)Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, ^(B)“I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way.” ³³ And the disciples said to him, “Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?” ³⁴ And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, ^(C)“Seven, and a few small fish.” ³⁵ And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground, ³⁶ he took the seven loaves and the fish, and ^(D)having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ³⁷ And ^(E)they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over. ³⁸ Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. ³⁹ And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of ^(F)Magadan.

The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs

16 ^(G)And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and ^(H)to test him ^(I)they asked him to show them ^(J)a sign from heaven. ² He answered them,^{[a] (K)}“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ ³ And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ ^(L)You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret ^(M)the signs of the times. ^4 (N)An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So ^(O)he left them and departed.